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Ron Martz: Today’s colleges seek to avoid all challenges, risk
In a quest to protect students from threats real and imagined, coping skills are no longer valued
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The University of North Georgia shuttle waits for passengers Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the university’s Gainesville campus. - photo by Scott Rogers
Several years ago, I opened a Path2College 529 plan for my granddaughter on her first birthday. She was not particularly excited about the piece of paper I gave her denoting enrollment in the program, but I anticipate by the time she is ready for college there will be a bit more enthusiasm about the money set aside for her education.